I am by no means a regular listener, but every time I've had the radio on these last two weeks, I have not heard a peep from any of the Baldwin County or city simulcast dispatch frequencies here south of I-10.
I know BCFD has several talk groups on the AFRN, as do all the cities down here, so I'm assuming they've just stopped the simulcast for some reason. Bummer. The only (brief) activity on any of the channels has been a few quick blips on the Gulf Shores FD frequency, but for whatever reason, my radio won't pass good audio from that frequency unless I stop the scan first, so I have no idea what's being said.
With this change, it leaves Escambia County FD dispatch and the Marine channels as all that's really left in analog FM down here. Very depressing, since it seems like everything that goes to AFRN is encrypted now, like the sheriff's department.
I know BCFD has several talk groups on the AFRN, as do all the cities down here, so I'm assuming they've just stopped the simulcast for some reason. Bummer. The only (brief) activity on any of the channels has been a few quick blips on the Gulf Shores FD frequency, but for whatever reason, my radio won't pass good audio from that frequency unless I stop the scan first, so I have no idea what's being said.
With this change, it leaves Escambia County FD dispatch and the Marine channels as all that's really left in analog FM down here. Very depressing, since it seems like everything that goes to AFRN is encrypted now, like the sheriff's department.